Thread: Intel announces 48-core processor

Who wants to guess how much they will cost?

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=825

and this one has a video:
http://insidetech.monster.com/news/a..._20091204_GIFT

It wont be out for a while. Intel is working on the Core i9 chips of which are 6 core while fighting nvidia for who gets to sit where at the dinner table.

The new Xeons are 6 cores already.

Xeon E7-2850 2 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-2860 2.27 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-2870 2.4 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-4850 2 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-4860 2.27 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-4870 2.4 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-8850 2 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-8860 2.27 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-8870 2.4 GHz 10 130 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11
Xeon E7-8867L 2.13 GHz 10 105 W LGA 1567 3-Apr-11

Ten Core

Amd 12 Core


Opteron 6168 12 1.9 GHz 3.2 GHz 115 W Socket G34 29-Mar-10
Opteron 6172 12 2.1 GHz 3.2 GHz 115 W Socket G34 29-Mar-10
Opteron 6174 12 2.2 GHz 3.2 GHz 115 W Socket G34 29-Mar-10
Opteron 6176 12 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz 115 W Socket G34 14-Feb-11
Opteron 6176 SE 12 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz 140 W Socket G34 29-Mar-10
Opteron 6180 SE 12 2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz 140 W Socket G34 14-Feb-11
Opteron 6164 HE 12 1.7 GHz 3.2 GHz 85 W Socket G34 29-Mar-10
Opteron 6166 HE 12 1.8 GHz 3.2 GHz 85 W Socket G34 14-Feb-11

Please check dates before bumping a 2year old topic.
I'm sure a lot has changed since then in terms of computing power.